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From: Carl Byoir & Associates, Inc. 
10 E. 40 St., MU 6-3200
New York 16, N.Y.

For: BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION

F.Y.I. This story is being released through Air Force P.I.O. in Dayton.

For Release Thursday, Sept. 3, 1953

JET ACES, TEST
PILOTS AMONG
BENDIX FLIERS

Commanders and World War II Fighters in 1,900 Mile Event

DAYTON, Ohio -- Jet aces who have shot down 14 MIGs in Korea, combat pilots of World War II, test pilots and fighter group commanders will be among the 10 crack airmen flying for a new record in the Bendix Trophy cross-country event at the National Aircraft Show on Saturday. 

All told, these fighting pilots have a record of more than 1,200 missions in Korea and World War II. The cream of five Air Force Commands, they have been selected for their top skills in navigating and engineering. 

Maj. James P. Hagerstrom of Waterloo, Ia., assistant chief of fighter training at Pope Air Force Base, Ft. Bragg, N.C., an ace with 8 1/2 MIGs to his credit; Major William T. Whisner of Shreveport, La., commander of the 3596th Flying Training Squadron at Nellis A.F.B., Nevada and the nation's 7th jet ace with 5 1/2 MIGs to his credit; and Lt.-Col. Winton W. "Bones" Marshall of Detroit, C.O. of the 15th Fighter Interceptor with 4 1/2 MIGs on his downed list, are three of the Korean veterans in the event. 

Together with the other seven pilots they will start at Edwards Air Force Base, Cal. and zoom 1,900 miles to Dayton in an effort to set a new record for the classic event sponsored by the Bendix Aviation Corporation. The pilot with the shortest elapsed time will win the transcontinental dash. 

Col. Clay Tice Jr., of Pheonix, Ariz., commander of the 3595th Flying Training

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